Hundreds of people rally around the state capitol in opposition of Governor Brown’s twin tunnel plan in the Delta.

Hundreds of people rally around the state capitol in opposition of Governor Brown’s twin tunnel plan in the Delta.

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Updated: 12:38 PM PST Dec 13, 2013

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WEBVTT NEAR I-80 AND HE DRAGGEDNO CARRIERRINGCONNECT 57600+++ FIVE FEET 10 AND SIX FEET TALL. ABOUT 200 POUNDS WITH BLACK HAIR AND BROWN EYES AND WEARING GLASSES. IF YOU RECOGNIZE THIS PERSON, PLEASE CALL THE SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IMMEDIATELY. DIGGING THROUGH THE DELTA. A CONTROVERSIAL PLAN TO BUILD TWIN TUNNELS THROUGH THE SACRAMENTO DELTA IS DRAWING PROTESTERS RIGHT NOW FROM ALL OVER CALIFORNIA. HERE IS A LIVE LOOK AT THE STATE CAPITAL HERE ON YOUR RIGHT WHERE HIM AND STREETERS ARE ABOUT TO BEGIN DEMONSTRATING ANY MOMENT NOW. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE AS YOU CAN SEE THERE ARE ARRIVING AT THIS TIME FOR A GIANT RALLY IN OPPOSITION TO GOVERNOR BROWN'S TWIN TUNNELS PLAN. THE PROJECT COULD FOREVER CHANGE THE DELTA AND DEMONSTRATORS WANT TO MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD TODAY. JOINING US LIVE FROM THE STATE CAPITAL. WHO ARE THEY? THERE WAS A VERY LARGE CONTINGENT OF THE FOLKS THAT YOU SEE BEHIND ME. THEY ARE DELTA COALITION OF FARMERS, FISHERMEN, AND OTHERS WHO HAVE BEEN BUSSED IN. THEY ARE PART OF THE TWIN TILES PROJECT AND HERE BECAUSE THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE GOVERNOR HERE'S THEIR CONCERNS. THOSE CONCERNS ARE REGARDING THE SACRAMENT A RIVER WHICH IS A FRESHWATER SOURCE FOR MILLIONS OF CALIFORNIANS BUT THE WETLANDS OF OUR STATE ARE IN DECLINE. THE BROWN ADMINISTRATION 12 BUILD TWIN TUNNELS UNDER THE DELTA FOR A SAFE AND RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY. WE ARE CREATING 22 CONSERVATION PROJECTS TO PROTECT AND CONSERVE THE DELTA BUT THERE IS STRONG OPPOSITION FOR THOSE WHO SAY TUNNELS WOULD ALTER THEIR WAY OF LIFE. WE WOULD BE IMPACTED BY LAND TAKEN OUT OF AGRICULTURE, WE ARE BEING IMPACTED BY TRAFFIC. THE AREA WOULD BE DE- WATERED. PEOPLE WOULD BE FORCED OUT OF THEIR HOMES FOR LACK OF DOMESTIC WATER SUPPLY. THEY ARE CONVINCED THAT THIS IS ESSENTIAL FOR CALIFORNIA'S WATER FUTURE AND ECONOMIC FUTURE. WE WILL TELL YOU MORE ABOUT WHAT THESE FOLKS ARE DEMANDING AT 6 P.M. IT IS KIND OF HARD HERE HEAR WITH THE SIRENS BEHIND YOU BUT IF YOU CANNOT -- IF YOU CAN HEAR, WHO IS PAYING FOR THIS PROJECT IF IT HAPPENS? IT IS A $25 BILLION PROJECT. MOST OF IT WOULD BE PAID BY WATER USERS IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. AGRIBUSINESS FARMERS AND OTHERS WHO ARE THE WATER USERS BUT THERE IS A PORTION OF $6 BILLION THAT WOULD BE A BOND THAT WOULD BE FLOATED FOR CALIFORNIA VOTERS TO APPROVE THE CONSERVATION PROJECT SO THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT LAYERS, DIFFERENT WRINKLES TO THIS PIECE OF THE DELTA PUZZLE. THAT WILL BE UNRAVELING AND

Hundreds protest proposed twin tunnel in the Sacramento delta

Hundreds of people rally around the state capitol in opposition of Governor Brown’s twin tunnel plan in the Delta.